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Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Minh Hong addresses the ceremony (Photo: VNA) Nghe An (VNA) – The 48th International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People was launched at a ceremony held in Vinh city of the central province of Nghe An on October 12. The contest, organised by the Universal Postal Union (UPU), tasks students to “Write a letter about your hero”. Vietnamese students under 15 years old are eligible for the competition. Each contestant is required to submit a handwritten letter of less than 1,000 words before February 15, 2019. At the event, organisers honoured Nguyen Thi Bach Duong, a 14-year-old Vietnamese student who won third prize at the previous international competition. Duong is an eighth grader at the Nguyen Trai Junior High School in Nam Sach district, Hai Duong province. Her letter won the top prize of the national UPU contest in May this year. She received a prize worth 15 million VND (about 640 USD) … [Read more...] about 48th edition of world’s letter-writing contest launched

Nguyen Thi Bach Duong, an eighth grader at the Nguyen Trai Junior High School in Nam Sach district, Hai Duong province, wins third place at the 47th International Letter-Writing Competition For Young People, launched globally by the Universal Postal Union (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A 14-year-old Vietnamese student has won third prize at the 47th International Letter-Writing Competition For Young People, launched globally by the Universal Postal Union (UPU). The UPU recently celebrated World Post Day (October 9) and presented the contest prizes in Bern city, Switzerland, according to the Department of International Cooperation under the Ministry of Information and Communications. This year’s event challenged contestants to “Imagine you are a letter travelling through time, what message do you wish to convey to your readers?” The first prize was presented to a 13-year-old Cypriot student, while second prize went to a 10-year-old Portuguese child. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese student wins third prize at int’l letter-writing contest

Viet Nam News WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump has received a "very positive" letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un seeking a follow-up meeting after their historic summit in Singapore, the White House said on Monday. "It was a very warm, very positive letter," White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said, adding that the message showed Pyongyang’s "continued commitment to focus on denuclearisation" on the Korean Peninsula. "The primary purpose of the letter was to schedule another meeting with the president, which we are open to and are already in the process of co-ordinating," she said at the first White House press briefing in nearly three weeks. Sanders added that the letter was "further evidence of progress" in Washington’s relationship with Pyongyang. Trump and Kim held a historic summit in Singapore in June that raised prospects of a breakthrough on curtailing North Korea’s nuclear program. Despite follow-on negotiations on denuclearising … [Read more...] about Trump received Kim Jong Un letter seeking 2nd meet: WHouse

North Korea's Kim asks Trump for another meeting in new letterThe Saigon Times Daily U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands after signing documents during a summit at the Capella Hotel on the resort island of Sentosa, Singapore, June 12, 2018 – PHOTO: REUTERS WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - U.S. President Donald Trump received a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un asking for a second meeting and the White House is already looking at scheduling one, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Monday. The two leaders have been discussing North Korea's nuclear program since their June 12 summit, which has been criticized for being short on concrete details about how and whether Kim is willing to give up on a nuclear weapons program that threatens the United States. The timing of a second Trump-Kim meeting was unclear. The sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York later this month may provide an opportunity, although … [Read more...] about North Korea’s Kim asks Trump for another meeting in new letter

US President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, at the start of their historic summit in in Singapore on Jun 12, 2018. (AFP/SAUL LOEB) The four-paragraph letter - an upbeat missive in which Kim voices hope in a "new future" and speaks of his "invariable trust" in Trump - is dated Jul 6, the day Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in North Korea for what turned out to be acrimonious talks with Kim's regime. "A very nice note from Chairman Kim of North Korea," Trump tweeted alongside a copy of the letter. "Great progress being made!" Addressing Trump, Kim describes their Jun 12 summit in Singapore, and the resulting joint statement, as the "start of a meaningful journey." "I firmly believe that the strong will, sincere efforts and unique approach of myself and Your Excellency Mr. President aimed at opening up a new future between the DPRK and the U.S. will surely come to fruition," Kim writes, according to the translation tweeted by the president. "I deeply … [Read more...] about Trump releases ‘very nice’ letter from North Korea’s Kim